CHAPTER IX.

Mr. Plant’s Industry and Power to Endure Continuous Strain--Labor of Examining and Answering his Enormous Mail--Letter from Japan--Mail Delivered Regularly to him at Home and Abroad--His Private Car, its Style, Structure, Hospitality, and Cheering Presence--Numerous Calls--The Secret of his Endurance--The Esteem and Love of the Southern Express Company for its President--Mr. Plant Enjoys Social Life--He is a Great Lover of almost all Kinds of Music--Mr. Plant a Medical Benefactor--Some of the Progress Made in the Healing Art--Bishop of Winchester’s High Estimate of the Value of Health--Dr. Long’s Opinion of the Gulf Coast as a Health Restorer--Unrecognized Medicines in Restoring Lost Health--Nervousness among the American People--The Soothing and Strengthening Effect of Florida Climate--Mr. Plant’s Part in Facilitating Travel and Providing Comfortable Accommodations for the Invalid.....102-116